fortune
/ˈfoɹt͡ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.30 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."
- "you, who men's fortunes in their faces read"
- "[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve."
- "'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit."
- "fame and fortune"
- "Fortune favors the brave."
Etymology
From Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortuna (“fate, luck”). The plural form fortunae meant “possessions”, which also gave fortune the meaning of “riches”.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfoɹt͡ʃən/
- British English: /ˈfɔːtjuːn/